Overkand Park is not in Kansas City

[Ed Pettibone]

A couple things make my wonder if Bob Allen was in attendance at the ABC Biennial the week before last.

For one he said Overland Park is in Kansas City, Ks, It is not, it is a Suburb Of KC

Overland Park
City in Kansas
Overland Park /ˈoʊvərlənd ˈpɑrk/ is the second most populous city in the State of Kansas. Located in Johnson County, it is a suburb of Kansas City, and the second most populous city in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Wikipedia
Area: 75.37 mi² (195.2 km²)
Weather: 74°F (23°C), Wind S at 10 mph (16 km/h), 84% Humidity
Hotels: 3-star averaging $140. View hotels
Local time: Monday 7:02 AM
Population: 181,260 (2013)

BTW we got a much better rate at our 4.5 star Motel just across the traffic circle from the Convention center. And I note, the temperature has moderated.

Secondly in his report of the Sermon by Rev Dr. Amy Butler he makes no mention of the rather rapid but quiet departure of several folk as soon as she made her celebrative statement about the Supreme Court's same sex marriage decision earlier that day. From discussion over the next few days I learned that I was not the only one who while not sharing her excitement, stayed to hear her out. I agree with her overall thesis that the church needs to be on the forefront of eliminating racism and violence however I question the methodology that she proposes. TiC - Would she permit only professional chefs to posses and use knives or professional, at least semi professional ball players to use baseball bats? Please note. I do support better enforcement of current gun laws in most places.

[Haruo]

Overkand Paark is not even in Kansas let alone in Kansas City. But Overland Park is a suburb of Kansas City. Whether Overland Park is "in" "Kansas City" depends on whether by Kansas City one means a particular , or whether one means an . Using it one way rather than the other is not as far as I can see any reason to doubt a person was there. What makes you doubt him, Ed?

And while we're picking nits in all directions, I would question whether Overland Park can be properly called a Suburb of Kansas City, KS, since it is more than 30,000 residents ahead of the latter in population. Although if you meant KC in the generic sense that ignores state lines, OP is probably rightly called a suburb of the combined MO/KS KC.

[Ed Pettibone]

[Haruo]

There is no law saying you have to use toponyms the way they are defined by statute. The farther you get from a place, the more its borders blur. Heck, I think of Yonkers as being in New York!!

[Tim Bonney]

[Ed Pettibone]